Python Developer

Python Developer Backend Developer AWS Pandas PyArrow Polars

My name is Bill Stevens, and I have a new full time Python Developer opportunity available for a major firm located in Midtown, Manhattan that could be of interest to you, please review my specification below and I am available at any time to speak with you so please feel free to call me. The work week schedule will be onsite. The ideal candidate should possess experience in either of the following industries : Finance, Investment Banking, Financial Services, Equities or Insurance, additional industry experience outside of these will be reviewed as well.

The ideal candidate should also possess a green card or be of citizenship. No Visa entanglements and no H1-B holding company submittals.

Qualifications for this role :

Proven expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and its inner workings (AWS certification would be a plus only but is not required.)

Strong experience with data-intensive workloads and libraries such as Pandas, PyArrow, Polars, or similar in cloud-native or distributed settings

Solid understanding of event-driven architecture, message queues, and service orchestration patterns

Proficiency in Linux environments, system administration, and shell scripting

Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) tools such as (Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI / CD pipelines

Bachelors in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Or equivalent work experience.)

More than five years of experience as a Cloud Engineer, Backend Engineer, or a related role

Advanced Python proficiency (3.10+), including modern features and async programming

Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams and functions

Responsibilities :

Stay current with AWS and Python ecosystem advancements and best practices

Design and develop scalable backend services to support customer-facing and internal applications

Drive architectural decisions and lead efforts to evolve our backend stack for scale and maintainability

Implement and manage account systems and platform APIs with a focus on reliability and extensibility

Architect and implement data pipelines and infrastructure (AWS S3, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Redshift, etc.)

Build and maintain serverless and event-driven systems (AWS Lambda, SQS, EventBridge, Amplify, API Gateway, etc.)

Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and observability of core services

Automate and optimize operational workflows to improve efficiency across the firm

Troubleshoot and resolve complex performance bottlenecks and system issues in production

This position will be paying a competitive fulltime salary in the range of $150,000 - $220,000 plus a comprehensive benefits and bonus package.

The interview process will include an initial phone or virtual interview screening.

Please let me know your interest in this position, availability to interview and start for this position along with a copy of your recent resume or please feel free to call me at any time with any questions.

Regards

Bill Stevens

Senior Technical Recruiter

PRI Technology

Denville, New Jersey 07834

1-973-354-2799

Bill.Stevens@PRITechnology.com